The parents of Sem, a boy of 9 from Houthalen-Helchteren, ask Minister Vandenbroucke (Vooruit) to repay a drug against dwarf growth. With the Voxzogo drug, Sem could grow about 20 centimeters extra, but that is very expensive: 250,000 euros per year. In various European countries the medicine is reimbursed, but not in our country. VTM Nieuws visited Sem and his parents and asked Minister Vandenbroucke where things go wrong.
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Sem (9) has dwarf growth, but medicine that can help him are not repaid: “You have to explain your child that he was born in the wrong country”
Bytaketonews
Sep 17, 2025